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Dexter Suicide An Englishman

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Parent Issue
Day
5
Month
June
Year
1903
Copyright
Public Domain
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DEXTER SUICIDE AN ENGLISHMAN

Cause of his Despondency not Yet Known

UNCLE AT WOODSTOCK

He Complained at Ypsilanti of Being Sick - What his Companion Knew of Him

Coroner Watts has been attempting to discover more about Woodward, the stranger who was found dead in Frank Phelps' unoccupied house near Dexter with his throat cut, and has written a number of letters. The postmaster at Woodstock, Ont., replied to the coroner that he had notified R. Gringle, the uncle of W. H. Woodward, who was the only relative the postmaster new of Woodward having in this country. His mother is living in England.

Haley, the foreman of the Portrait Co.'s gang, replied to the queries as follows:

"This man Woodward had been in my employ since Saturday, March 28, '03, previous to this I did not know him. I always found him to be a straightforward, sober, ambitious man. The Sunday before his disappearance, while in Ypsilanti, he complained of being sick, a pain across his back. On that evening he was pretty bad and on Monday was unable to go to work. He laid in bed all day nearly, but on Tuesday he went out, but during the whole week he did not do much work, at least he was unsuccessful in soliciting as he had only one-fourth of the orders that he generally gets.

"On Sunday morning about 7:30 he came to my room and wanted my razor and as I always loaned it to the boys to shave, I Iet him have it. He strapped it on my strap and went out. When on Monday morning he did not show up I notified the deputy sheriff, but we did not deem it necessary as we thought he may have left us for some other position. I will show our books and they will show that he did not have over $2 or $3 coming to him as he drew his money each week, and when I settled his board at Dexter he would only have a few cents to his credit.

"I have his telescope and coat and vest, also two shorts and collars. Regarding his home or people, I know nothing, as he never mentioned to me anything concerning such.

Now, if there is anything I can do as to help clear up on this matter I will do so.

"The razor is my property and I would like same returned to me as soon as the investigation is over.'